{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.302","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 255.302","heading":"EXCEPTION.","body":"A specific devise does not pass to the devisee subject to a debt described by Section 255.301 if the will in which the devise is made specifically states that the devise passes without being subject to the debt. A general provision in the will stating that debts are to be paid is not a specific statement for purposes of this section.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 255. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER G. EXONERATION OF DEBTS SECURED BY SPECIFIC DEVISES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.255.htm#255.302","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"7d694a65a20dd453b5cc1a8b0a738dfbcdd896a6023a8dd70751e01a09a8885f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.301","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}